Elconite (Electric Contact Material)
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Elconite is a sintered material that is a combination of refractory materials such as tungsten, tungsten carbide, and graphite, and excellent electrically conductive materials such as silver and copper. Choose from a range of Elconite materials with different amounts of the constituent metals and different types of additives.

Features
- High conductivity and low contact resistance
- Outstanding arc resistance, fusing resistance and wear resistance
- Extensive range
Product specifications
Standard types and features
- Sizes: Inquire for details.
Examples of uses
- Vacuum switchgear
- Circuit breakers in air or oil
- Fuseless circuit breakers
- Transformers (for tap switching under load)
- Trains
- Electrodes for resistance welding
Elconite for Electric Discharge Machining Electrode Materials
Elconite is a sintered material that is a combination of refractory materials such as tungsten, tungsten carbide, and graphite, and silver and copper, which have good electrical conductivity. Choose from a silver type and a copper type.

Features
- Outstanding workability and wear resistance
Product specifications
Standard types and features
Substitution properties of materials | Electrode properties | ||||||
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Specific gravity | Conductivity (%IACS) | Hardness (HRB) | Processing speed | Wear resistance | Workability | ||
TA (silver type) | TA-ED1 | 15.1-15.7 | 48-56 | 84-94 | acceptable | good | excellent |
TA-ED2 | 13.1-13.6 | 44-51 | 80-90 | excellent | good | excellent | |
TC (copper type) | TC-ED1 | 13.5-14.2 | 48-55 | 90-100 | acceptable | good | good |
TC-ED2 | 12.7-13.2 | 46-53 | 85-95 | excellent | good | good |
Standard size
Round bar | φ2X50L | φ3X50L | φ4X50L | φ5X50L |
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φ6X50L | φ7X50L | φ8X50L | φ9X50L | |
φ10X50L | φ11X50L | φ12X50L | φ15X50L | |
φ18X50L | φ20X50L | |||
Square plate | 2X50X50 | 3X50X50 | 5X50X50 | 8X50X50 |
10X50X50 | 3X100X100 | 4X100X100 | 5X100X100 | |
6X100X100 | 8X100X100 | 10X100X100 | 12X100X100 | |
15X100X100 | 20X100X100 | 25X100X100 |
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